| Name(s) |
BALAMURALI AMBATI |
| Date of
Birth |
July 29, 1977 |
|
Identity |
An Indian-American ophthalmologist, educator, and
researcher, currently working at the University of Utah. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1988:
He wrote in 1988 a
book on AIDS at age 11 with his brother, who is also a doctor
now.
- May 19, 1995:
He completed his MD on this day at
age 17 years, 294 days. During this year, he entered the Guinness Book of World
Records as the world's youngest doctor,
at the age of seventeen.
- 2013: Troutman-Véronneau Prize from the
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology.
- 2014: Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award
from the ARVO Foundation.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- After completing a fellowship in cornea and refractive
surgery at Duke University in 2002, he joined the faculty of
the Medical College of Georgia, where he practiced clinical
ophthalmology and conducted research in such areas as
corneal angiogenesis and outcomes of corneal and refractive
surgery.
- Fourth IRDS Awards for Medicine for his
achievements, awarded by the Lucknow based Institute for
Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS).
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and Accolades |
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